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The polarity of water molecules is responsible for all of the following, EXCEPT
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covalent bonding |
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The dissolving ability of water is related to
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Attraction between the water molecule's positive and negative charges on other atoms
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If a sound pulse is sent vertically downward into the sea and its reflected echo from the seafloor retruns 6 seconds later, the depth of the water is ______ meters (The average speef of sound in seawater is 1500m/sec.)
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4500
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Extreme variation in the ocean's temperature is prevented by the water's
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Heat capacity
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The _____ wavelengths of light penetrate deepest into the ocean
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Blue
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When sea ice forms, the atmosphere above the ice ____ heat at the rate of about _____ calories per g of ice formed
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Gains: 80
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Heat is measure in
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Calories
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If ocean water were incompressible, sea level would stand _____ its present level
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Greater than
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Which method best transmits heat through water?
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Convection
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Which substance has the greatest density
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Cold salt water
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If the salinity of ocean water is 36%, there are ____ g of salt left from evaporating 2kg of seawater
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72
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Ions are removed from seawater by
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Adsorption
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Sources of oxygen in the open sea include
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The atmosphere and photosyntheses
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The pH of seawater is regulated by
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Carbon dioxide
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Which of the following chemicals is commerically extracted from seawater?
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Bromine
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